Garden tool and power head thereof

ABSTRACT

A lawn mower includes a main body and a power head mounted on the main body. The main body comprises a mounting shell recessed with a mounting groove. The power head comprises a motor assembly received in the mounting groove and a housing assembly covering the motor assembly. The motor assembly comprises a motor base assembled with the mounting shell and a motor fixed on the motor base. The bottom of the motor base is sealed and the side of the motor base is provided with an air outlet and a waterproof rib protruding from the air outlet for partial shielding. The installation bottom surface of the housing assembly corresponding to the air outlet at least partially overlaps the waterproof rib in an up and down direction. Compared with the prior art, the lawn mower has good waterproof performance.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED INVENTIONS

This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority fromthe prior Chinese Patent Application No. 201911240156.6, filed on Dec.6, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein byreference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to a garden tool.

BACKGROUND ART

Lawn mowers are the most common garden tool for lawn care works. Afterthe lawn mower is used for a period of time, some dirt such as grassclippings, dust and other dirt that are difficult to clean and removecan accumulate on the surface of the lawn mower. The operator generallyuses the water to clean the lawn mower. At this time, the waterproofperformance of the lawn mower is particularly important, and it isnecessary to ensure that the lawn mower is not damaged by a large amountof water and the operator safety.

After the machine is used, it is generally necessary to turn the machine90° to flush the bottom shell cavity with high-pressure water. Most lawnmowers on the market currently dissipate the heat generated during theoperation of the motor into the air. The air outlet is designed underthe power head, but this design has to require users to abandon the needto clean the bottom shell cavity with high-pressure water.

In view of this, it is necessary to improve the waterproof structure ofthe lawn mower in order to solve the mention problems.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a lawn mower, which hasbetter waterproof performance.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides agarden tool comprising a main body and a power head mounted on the mainbody. The main body comprises a mounting shell recessed with a mountinggroove. The power head comprises a motor assembly received in themounting groove and a housing assembly covering the motor assembly. Themotor assembly comprises a motor base assembled with the mounting shelland a motor fixed on the motor base. The bottom of the motor base issealed and the side of the motor base is provided with an air outlet anda waterproof rib protruding from the air outlet for partial shielding.The installation bottom surface of the housing assembly corresponding tothe air outlet at least partially overlaps the waterproof rib in an upand down direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a first annulargroove is further recessed in the mounting shell, the first annulargroove is formed on the periphery of the mounting groove, and therecessed depth of the first annular groove is greater than the recesseddepth of the mounting groove, a leakage hole being provided in the firstannular groove, and the leakage hole communicating with the outside.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the motor assemblyfurther comprises a fan provided on the top of the motor, an air guiderib is provided at the air outlet, and the air guide rib is deflected sothe airflow direction at the air outlet is consistent with the rotationdirection of the fan, the waterproof rib being formed between twoadjacent air guide ribs, and a first inclined slope inclining downwardbeing formed at one side of the waterproof rib away from the annulargroove, a second inclined slope 3121 inclining upward being formed atone side of the waterproof rib close to the annular groove, which guidesthe airflow flowing out from the air outlet.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a groove is recessedin the bottom of the motor base, the groove is located below the motor,and an opening is provided at an end of the groove near the air outlet,which communicates with the outside to discharge water in the groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a second annulargroove is provided at the middle of the bottom of the motor base, themotor is located above the second annular groove, and the power headfurther comprises a wool felt received in the second annular groovewhich is used to connect the motor and the second annular groove andseal the gap between the motor and the second annular groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a perforation throughwhich the motor shaft of the motor passes is further provided at themiddle of the bottom of the motor base, and the second annular groove isprovided on the outside of the perforation, four grooves being providedand evenly distributed on the periphery of the annular groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the housing assemblycomprises a first casing and a second casing assembled with the motorbase, and the first casing and the second casing are assembled and fixedto each other, the first casing being provided with a protruding rib,and the second casing being correspondingly provided with a receivinggroove, and the protruding ribs being received in the receiving grooveto seal the installation gap between the first casing and the secondcasing.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first casing andthe second casing are respectively provided with an air inlet and an airinlet cavity, the air inlet is inclined downward and backward, and theair inlet cavity includes a first ramp provided near the air inlet and asecond ramp provided far from the air inlet, the first ramp goingdownhill toward the air inlet and the second ramp going uphill towardthe air inlet.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first casing isprovided with a first water-retaining portion, the second casing isprovided with a second water-retaining portion, and the firstwater-retaining portion connects with the second water-retainingportion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the housing assemblyfurther comprises an upper casing which covers the top of the firstcasing and the second casing and a flip cover which can be turnedrelative to the upper casing, and a third water-retaining portion isprovided at the position of the upper casing connected with the flipcover to seal the gap between the upper casing and the flip cover.

The present invention provides a power head comprises a motor assemblyand a housing assembly covering the motor assembly, the motor assemblycomprising a motor base and a motor fixed on the motor base, the bottomof the motor base being sealed and the side of the motor base beingprovided with an air outlet and a waterproof rib protruding from the airoutlet for partial shielding, the installation bottom surface of thehousing assembly corresponding to the air outlet at least partiallyoverlapping the waterproof rib in an up and down direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the motor assemblyfurther comprises a fan provided on the top of the motor, an air guiderib is provided at the air outlet, and the air guide rib is deflected sothe airflow direction at the air outlet is consistent with the rotationdirection of the fan, the waterproof rib being formed between twoadjacent air guide ribs, and a first inclined slope inclining downwardbeing formed at one side of the waterproof rib, a second inclined slopeinclining upward being formed at the other side of the waterproof rib.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a groove is recessedin the bottom of the motor base, the groove is located below the motor,and an opening is provided at an end of the groove near the air outlet.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the housing assemblycomprises a first casing and a second casing assembled with the motorbase, and the first casing and the second casing are assembled and fixedto each other, the first casing being provided with a protruding rib,and the second casing being correspondingly provided with a receivinggroove, and the protruding ribs being received in the receiving groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first casing andthe second casing are respectively provided with an air inlet and an airinlet cavity, the air inlet is inclined downward and backward, and theair inlet cavity includes a first ramp provided near the air inlet and asecond ramp provided far from the air inlet, the first ramp goingdownhill toward the air inlet and the second ramp going uphill towardthe air inlet.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first casing isprovided with a first water-retaining portion, the second casing isprovided with a second water-retaining portion, and the firstwater-retaining portion connects with the second water-retainingportion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the housing assemblyfurther comprises an upper casing which covers the top of the firstcasing and the second casing and a flip cover which can be turnedrelative to the upper casing, and a third water-retaining portion isprovided at the position of the upper casing connected with the flipcover.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that, on the one hand,the lawn mower of the present invention is provided with a closed bottomof the motor base and an air outlet on the side, so that when the bottomof the lawn mower is cleaned, water flowing through the air outlet intothe motor can be avoided. On the other hand, a waterproof rib isinstalled at the air outlet for partial shielding, and the installationbottom surface of the housing assembly corresponding to the air outletis offset from the waterproof rib in the up and down direction, whichcan prevent water from entering the inside of the motor base through theair outlet to improve the waterproof performance of the lawn mower ofthe present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the lawn mower according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mounting case in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the power head in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the power head shown in FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the motor assembly in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the motor base in FIG. 5 .

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the lawn mower shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a circled portion in FIG. 7 .

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the first casing in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second casing in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the upper casing in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the housing assembly after assembly.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages ofthe present invention clearer, the following describes the presentinvention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings andspecific embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the present invention discloses a lawn mower 100including a main body 1, a handle 2 extending backward from the rear ofthe main body 1, a power head 3 mounted on the main body 1, and walkingwheels 5 disposed at the bottom of the main body 1 and a grasscollecting bag 6 provided behind the main body 1. Because the handle 2,the walking wheels 5 and the grass collecting bag 6 are all existingstructures, they will not be described in detail here. The followingdescription will mainly describe the specific structure of the powerhead 3 and the connecting relationship between the power head 3 and themain body 1 in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the main body 1 includes a mounting shell 10recessed with a mounting groove 11. The mounting groove 11 is formed bybeing recessed downward from the middle position of the mounting shell10, and the mounting groove 11 is substantially annular. A receivinghole 111 is defined in a bottom wall 110 of the mounting groove 11, sothat screws can pass through the receiving hole 111 to fix the bottom ofthe power head 3 to the bottom wall 110 of the mounting groove 11.

A first annular groove 12 is also recessed in the mounting shell 10. Thefirst annular groove 12 is formed on the periphery of the mountinggroove 11 and the recessed depth of the first annular groove 12 isgreater than the recessed depth of the mounting groove 11. A leakagehole 121 is provided in the first annular groove 12. When the lawn mower100 is used in a rainy or humid area, the rainwater on the power head 3will slide into the first annular groove 12, and then flows out from theleakage hole 121.

In this embodiment, four receiving holes 111 are provided to stablyinstall the power head 3 in the mounting shell 10. Five leakage holes121 are provided and evenly distributed in the first annular groove 12to divide the accumulated water in the first annular groove 12 to ensurethat all the accumulated water in the first annular groove 12 isdischarged.

The power head 3 can be a replaceable component to replace an internalcombustion engine. And the power head 3 can be applied to a variety ofequipment, such as outdoor power equipment, including lawn mower, snowsweeper, cleaning machine, cultivator etc. The present invention willtake a lawn mower as an example to describe the specific structure andfunction of the power head 3 in detail, but it should not be limited tothis.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 8 in combination with FIG. 2 , the power head3 includes a motor assembly 30 received in the mounting groove 11, anenergy device (not shown), and a housing assembly 40 for accommodatingthe motor assembly 30 and the energy device. The energy device ispreferred a battery pack which is detachable mounted on the power head.The battery pack can also be used in the other power tools, such asstring trimmer, chain saw. The housing assembly 40 includes an air inlet41 and an air outlet 311, and the housing assembly 40 also includes anair inlet cavity 42 connected to the air inlet 41. The motor assembly 30includes a motor base 31 cooperating with the mounting shell 10, a motor32 fixed on the motor base 31, a fan 33 arranged on the top of the motor32, and an air collecting cover 34 for covering the motor 32 and the fan33.

The bottom of the motor base 31 is sealed, an air outlet 311 is locatedon the side of the motor base 31 communicated with the outside and awaterproof rib 312 disposed in the air outlet 311 for partial shielding.The waterproof rib 312 makes the motor base 31 and the housing assembly40 arranged up and down. That is, the installation bottom surface of thehousing assembly 40 corresponding to the air outlet 311 is lower thanthe upper surface of the waterproof rib 312, so that rainwater can beprevented from splashing into the air outlet 311 and entering the motor32.

The upper surface of the first annular groove 12 is also lower than theupper surface of the waterproof rib 312, which can prevent water fromentering the motor base 31 from the air outlet 311. The bottom of themotor base 31 and the bottom wall 110 of the mounting groove 11 arefastened by screws which go through the receiving hole 111. The firstannular groove 12 is distributed around the periphery of the motor base31, in other words, the motor base 31 does not block the first annulargroove 12, so the rainwater flowing down from the top of the power head3 will flow into the first annular groove 12 along the housing assembly40 of the power head 3, and finally drain out from the leakage hole 121in the first annular groove 12.

It should be noted that some air outlets 311 can be provided on the sidewall of the motor base 31. That is, at least two air outlets 311 can beprovided. In the embodiment of the present invention, three air outlets311 are provided to face three directions to let the wind out. Becausethe air outlet 311 is provided near the bottom of the motor base 31, andthe waterproof rib 312 and the housing component 40 are arranged up anddown and have a certain height difference, rainwater will not splashinto the air outlet 311, and the water in the first annular groove 12will not flow back into the motor base 31 from the air outlet 311.

Since the air inlet 41 and the air outlet 311 of the power head 3 arelocated above the bottom shell of the lawn mower 100 and the bottom ofthe motor base 31 is sealed, when the bottom shell and blades of thelawn mower 100 are cleaned with a high-pressure water, the bottom shellcan prevent the water from flowing into the motor 32.

An air guide rib 313 is provided at the air outlet 311, and the airguide rib 313 is deflected and the deflection direction is tangent tothe rotation direction of the cooling airflow driven by the fan 33, sothat the airflow direction at the air outlet 311 is consistent with therotation direction of the fan 33. Preferably, when the rotationdirection of the cooling airflow driven by the fan 33 is clockwise, thedeflection direction of the air guide rib 313 is deflected to the leftrelative to the rotation direction of the cooling airflow. This designwill greatly improve the exchange efficiency of the cold and heat airand can efficiently discharge the heat generated by the lawn mower 100during work.

The waterproof rib 312 is formed between two adjacent air guide ribs313, and a first inclined slope 3120 inclining downward is formed at oneside of the waterproof rib 312 away from the first annular groove 12,and a second inclined slope 3121 inclining upward is formed at one sideof the waterproof rib 312 close to the first annular groove 12, whichguides the airflow inside the motor 32 flowing out smoothly from the airoutlet 311. At the same time, the second inclined slope 3121 can alsomake the water splashed on the second inclined slope 3121 flow to thefirst annular groove 12.

The motor 32 is provided with a motor shaft 321, and the motor shaft 321is connected to a working assembly (including a blade) of the lawn mower100 to transmit power to the working assembly. The fan 33 is connectedto the rotor of the motor 32, so that when the motor 32 is started, thefan 33 can be driven to rotate. The external cooling air is brought infrom the air inlet 41 during the rotation of the fan 33. It flows alongthe air inlet cavity 42, passes through the motor 32, and finally flowsout from the air outlet 311.

A vent 341 is provided on the top of the air collecting cover 34, andthe cooling air enters the motor 32 through the vent 341, thereby takingaway the heat generated by the motor 32. The air collecting cover 34 andthe motor base 31 are connected and fixed by screws (not shown) tosurround the motor 32 and the fan 33.

A groove 314 is recessed on the inner side wall of the bottom of themotor base 31, and the groove 314 is located below the motor 32. Anopening 3140 is provided at an end of the groove 314 near the air outlet311. The opening 3140 is used to drain water entering the groove 314.That is, even if a small amount of accumulated water enters the insideof the motor base 31, it will quickly flow to the bottom of the motorbase 31 under the action of gravity and collect into the groove 314, andfinally the accumulated water is discharged from the opening 3140.

The opening 3140 is designed as a dark window structure. The directionof the opening 3140 is parallel to the bottom surface of the motor base31. When the bottom of the motor base 31 is washed, water cannot enterthe motor base 31.

A perforation 315 and a second annular groove 316 are also provided atthe middle of the bottom of the motor base 31. The perforation 315 isprovided at the center of the bottom of the motor base 31 to let themotor shaft 321 go through. The second annular groove 316 is provided atthe outside of the perforation 315. Two clamping walls 318 arerespectively provided on the inner and outer sides of the second annulargroove 316. The height of the clamping wall 318 is slightly higher thanthe bottom surface of the motor base 31. In other words, the twoclamping walls 318 protrude beyond the bottom surface of the motor base31, and a second annular groove 316 is formed between the two clampingwalls 318. Four grooves 314 are provided, and they are evenlydistributed on the periphery of the second annular groove 316.

The motor 32 is located above the second annular groove 316, and a woolfelt 317 is accommodated in the second annular groove 316. The height ofthe wool felt 317 is greater than the recessed depth of the secondannular groove 316 (also can be understood as the height of the clampingwall 318), so the wool felt 317 will protrude from the second annulargroove 316, and the wool felt 317 will be pressed during theinstallation of the motor 32 to deform the wool felt 317. At this time,the wool felt 317 can be used to connect the motor 32 and the secondannular groove 316 and seal the gap between the motor 32 and the secondannular groove 316. Of course, in other embodiment, the wool felt 317can also be replaced with other elastic sealing materials, such asrubber rings.

The energy device is preferably a battery pack that supplies power tothe motor 32 and other electronic components. The power head 3 isprovided with a battery compartment 50 for accommodating a battery pack.The battery compartment 50 and the housing assembly 40 are respectivelyinjection-molded and then assembled, but it should not be limited tothis.

The battery pack includes a plurality of cells. In this embodiment, thecells are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the battery pack.In other embodiment, the battery pack may have different shapes, and thecells may be arranged along other directions. Depending on the numberand combination of cells, the battery pack can output differentvoltages. In this embodiment, the battery pack is an 80V battery pack.Of course, battery packs with other voltages are still within theprotection scope of the present invention. In the present invention, thenumber of battery packs is at least two, and the two battery packs arearranged side by side along the lateral direction of the power head 3and are both located in the battery compartment 50.

As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 12 in combination with FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 ,the housing assembly 40 includes a casing assembled with the motor base31. The casing includes a first casing 43 and a second casing 44arranged left and right, an upper casing 45 covering the first casing 43and the second casing 44, and a flip cover 46 which can be turnedrelative to the upper casing 45. Firstly, the first casing 43 and thesecond casing 44 are assembled with the motor base 31, and then theupper casing 45 is fixed to the top of the first casing 43 and thesecond casing 44. Finally, the flip cover 46 is assembled with the uppercasing 45.

The first casing 43 and the second casing 44 are fixed to each other,and a protruding rib 431 is provided on the first casing 43. A receivinggroove 441 is correspondingly recessed on the second casing 44, and theprotruding rib 431 is received in the receiving groove 441, which notonly enables the first casing 43 to be assembled and fixed with thesecond casing 44 but also seals the installation gap between the firstcasing 43 and the second casing 44, which realizes a good stabilityinstallment and a good waterproof effect.

The top of the first casing 43 and the second casing 44 are providedwith the air inlet 41 and the air inlet cavity 42. Since the air inlet41 on the first casing 43 and the air inlet 41 on the second casing 44are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line of the powerhead 3, and the air inlet cavity 42 on the first casing 43 and the airinlet cavity 42 on the second casing 44 are also arranged symmetricallywith respect to the center line of the power head 3, the followingdescription will take the air inlet 41 and the air inlet cavity 42provided on the first casing 43 as an example for detailed description.

The air inlet 41 is disposed at the left rear of the first casing 43 andis inclined backward and downward, so that when the lawn mower 100placed on the ground, the rainwater cannot enter the inside of the powerhead 3 from the air inlet 41. The air inlet cavity 42 includes a firstramp 421 provided near the air inlet 41, a second ramp 422 provided awayfrom the air inlet 41, and a guide piece 423 provided beside the firstramp 421 and the second ramp 422. The first ramp 421, the second ramp422, the guide piece 423, and the inner side wall of the first casing 43collectively surround the air inlet cavity 42 into a U-shaped structurewith an upper opening.

The first ramp 421 goes downhill toward the air inlet 41, and the secondramp 422 goes uphill toward the air inlet 41. In this way, even if waterdroplets splash into the air inlet 41, the water will still flowdownward from the first ramp 421 and flow out from the air inlet 41.When the upper casing 45 is mounted on the first casing 43 and thesecond casing 44, the U-shaped air inlet cavity 42 and the upper casing45 together form a closed airflow passage 424 (see FIG. 12 for details),and the airflow passage 424 extends from the rear end to the front endof the power head 3.

In order to prevent other debris such as grass and dust from enteringthe inside of the power head 3, a filter element (not shown) is providedin the air inlet cavity 42. In this embodiment, the filter element is asponge. In order to fix the sponge in the air inlet cavity 42, a fixingbracket 411 is also provided at the air inlet 41 to fix the sponge.

The first casing 43 is provided with a first water-retaining portion432, the second casing 44 is provided with a second water-retainingportion 442. The first water-retaining portion 432 and the secondwater-retaining portion 442 are connected to each other and locatedaround the battery compartment 50. When the upper casing 45 is mountedon the first casing 43 and the second casing 44, the two water-retainingportions can fill the gap between the upper casing 45 and the firstcasing 43 and the second casing 44. Therefore, rainwater will notinfiltrate from the joints of the upper casing 45 and the first casing43 and the second casing 44.

The motor assembly 30 is housed in the rear portion of the first casing43 and the second casing 44 and is covered by the rear end of the uppercasing 45. The battery compartment 50 is provided at the front portionof the first casing 43 and the second casing 44 to separate the motorassembly 30 and the battery pack.

The air inlet 41 and the air inlet cavity 42 are covered by the rear endof the upper casing 45. The front end of the upper casing 45 is providedwith a through hole 452 that matches the battery compartment 50 for theinsertion and removal of the battery pack. The cell is inserted into thebattery compartment 50 through the through hole 452. The flip cover 46covers the top of the through hole 452 and the battery compartment 50,and the flip cover 46 can be opened and closed with respect to the uppercasing 45 so as to perform the plugging operation of the battery pack.

A third water-retaining portion 451 is provided at the position wherethe upper casing 45 is connected to the flip cover 46 to seal the gapbetween the upper casing 45 and the flip cover 46, so that rainwaterdoes not flow into the battery compartment 50 from the connectionbetween the upper casing 45 and the flip cover 46. Of course, the flipcover 46 itself can prevent rainwater or other liquids from entering thebattery compartment 50, and the third water-retaining portion 451 makesthe waterproof effect better. The first water-retaining portion 432, thesecond water-retaining portion 442, and the third water-retainingportion 451 form a whole water-retaining portion surrounding the throughhole 452 to protect the battery compartment 50 and prevent rainwaterfrom entering the battery compartment 50.

A holding cavity 47 is formed at the top and rear ends of the housingassembly 40, and it is recessed from the bottom to top. The holdingcavity 47 is formed at an end of the housing assembly 40 near the handle2 and it is formed on the center line of the power head 3. The holdingcavity 47 can be used as a rear handle. The front handle 7 and the rearhandle (holding cavity) 47 can be directly held by the left and righthands for carrying. The distance between the front and rear handles isdesigned to be shorter than the length of the arm, so that the arm ismost comfortable with the force. In this way, the machine can bebalanced, the labor-saving is for transportation, and the strength ofthe housing assembly 40 can be increased.

A first L-shaped cavity 471 is formed at the side of the first casing 43near the second casing 44 and it is recessed from the bottom to the top,and the first L-shaped cavity 471 is provided near the top of the firstcasing 43. A second L-shaped cavity 472 is at the side of the secondcasing 44 near the first casing 43 and it is recessed from the bottom tothe top. The second L-shaped cavity 472 is disposed near the top of thesecond casing 44. The holding cavity 47 is formed by combining the firstL-shaped cavity 471 and the second L-shaped cavity 472.

Preferably, the first L-shaped cavity 471 and the second L-shaped cavity472 are symmetrically arranged left and right with respect to the centerline of the power head 3, and the first L-shaped cavity 471 and thesecond L-shaped cavity 472 are both with rounded corners to ensure gripcomfort. The width of the holding cavity 47 is greater than 80 mm. Inother words, the sum of the widths of the first L-shaped cavity 471 andthe second L-shaped cavity 472 is greater than 80 mm.

The protruding rib 431 protrudes from an edge of the first L-shapedcavity 471 of the first casing 43, and the receiving groove 441 isrecessed from an edge of the second L-shaped cavity 472 of the secondcasing 44. A fixing post 433 is provided on the top of the first casing43 near the protruding rib 431, and a fixing post 433 is also providedon the top of the second casing 44 near the receiving groove 441 side.One of fixing posts is a screw hole and the other is a screw-throughhole, so that the first casing 43 and the second casing 44 can be fixedby screws through the two fixing posts 433.

The fixing posts 433 are arranged inside the first casing 43 and thesecond casing 44, which not only avoids the screws from being insertedfrom the outside and affects the waterproof effect of the power head 3,but also the two fixing posts 433 are wrapped by the upper casing 45,which makes the appearance of the power head 3 more beautiful.

The housing assembly 40 also includes a control board 48 located nearthe battery pack for controlling the motor. Two control boards 48 areprovided to detect and control the self-propelled motor (not shown) andthe main blade motor 32 respectively. One end of the air inlet cavity 42is connected to the air inlet 41 and the other end extends to thecorresponding control board 48 so as to guide the cooling air flowentering from the air inlet 41 to the control board 48.

A cooling fin 481 is provided on the control board 48, and the other endof the air inlet cavity 42 is disposed close to the cooling fin 481. Inother words, the air inlet cavity 42 is as close as possible to thecooling fin 481 to ensure that the cooling fin 481 is sufficientlycooled. Since two air inlets 41 and two air inlet cavity 42 areprovided, two airflow passages are formed, and the control board 48 andthe cooling fin 481 located at the left and right sides of the rear endof the battery compartment 50 can be cooled respectively.

The motor 32 is located below the control board 48. When the motor 32starts, the fan 33 rotates and drives the cooling airflow at the controlboard 48 into the motor 32, so that the heat generated by the controlboard 48, the motor 32, and the battery pack is blown to the bottom ofthe motor base 31 and discharged from the air outlet 311.

Cooling process is described as below. The motor 32 starts, the fan 33rotates and generates suction. The external cooling air flows insidethrough the air inlet 41 and flows into the power head 3 along the airinlet cavity 42 under the action of suction of the fan 33. The coolingair entering inside the power head 3 preferentially passes through thecontrol board 48 and the cooling fin 481, and then the cooling air flowsdown to the vent 341 of the air collecting cover 34 and enters theinside of the motor 32 from the vent 341. Finally, the cooling air flowsout from the air outlet 311 at the bottom of the motor base 31. Duringthe flow of the cooling airflow, the heat inside the battery pack, thecontrol board 48 and the motor 32 will be taken away, so that the powerhead 3 can work at a relatively stable temperature.

In summary, the lawn mower 100 of the present invention prevents thewater from entering the inside of the motor base 31 through the airoutlet 311 when cleaning the bottom of the lawn mower 100 by arrangingthe motor base 31 with a closed bottom and an air outlet 311 on theside. Combined with some waterproof structure design (such as waterproofrib 312, first annular groove 12, leakage hole 121, groove 314, opening3140, wool felt 317, protruding rib 431, receiving groove 441, firstwater-retaining portion 432, second water-retaining portion 442 and thethird water-retaining portion 451) make the lawn mower 100 of thepresent invention have the best waterproof performance.

In addition, a holding cavity 47 is provided at the top and rear ends ofthe power head 3, and the holding cavity 47 can be used as a rearhandle. Therefore, when carrying the lawn mower 100, it is not necessaryto add additional handle parts, and it is sufficient to carry the handle7 and the rear handle 47 using the front and left hands separately.

Furthermore, the air inlet 41 and the air inlet cavity 42 are providedat the top and rear ends of the power head 3 so that external coolingair can enter the power head 3 from the air inlet 41 and the air inletcavity 42 and take away the heat generated by the battery pack, thecontrol board 48 and the motor 32, which makes the heat dissipationperformance of the lawn mower 100 of the present invention better.

The above embodiment is only used to illustrate the technical solutionof the present invention and is not limiting. Although the presentinvention has been described in detail with reference to the preferredembodiment, those skilled in the art should understand that thetechnical solution of the present invention may be modified orequivalently replaced without departing from the spirit and scope of thetechnical solution of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A lawn mower, which comprises: a main body, themain body comprising a mounting shell recessed with a mounting groove;and a power head mounted on the main body; wherein the power headcomprises a motor assembly received in the mounting groove and a housingassembly covering the motor assembly, the motor assembly comprising amotor base assembled with the mounting shell and a motor fixed on themotor base, the bottom of the motor base being sealed and a side of themotor base being provided with an air outlet and a waterproof ribprotruding from the air outlet for partial shielding, the installationbottom surface of the housing assembly corresponding to the air outletat least partially overlapping the waterproof rib in an up and downdirection; wherein a first annular groove is further recessed in themounting shell, the first annular groove is formed on the periphery ofthe mounting groove, and the recessed depth of the first annular grooveis greater than the recessed depth of the mounting groove, a leakagehole being provided in the first annular groove.
 2. The lawn moweraccording to claim 1, wherein the motor assembly further comprises a fanprovided on the top of the motor, an air guide rib is provided at theair outlet, and the air guide rib is deflected so the airflow directionat the air outlet is consistent with the rotation direction of the fan,the waterproof rib being formed between two adjacent air guide ribs, anda first inclined slope inclining downward being formed at one side ofthe waterproof rib away from the annular groove, a second inclinedslope-inclining upward being formed at one side of the waterproof ribclose to the annular groove.
 3. The lawn mower according to claim 1,wherein a groove is recessed in the bottom of the motor base, the grooveis located below the motor, and an opening is provided at an end of thegroove near the air outlet.
 4. The lawn mower according to claim 3,wherein a second annular groove is provided at the middle of the bottomof the motor base, the motor is located above the second annular groove,and the power head further comprises a wool felt received in the secondannular groove.
 5. The lawn mower according to claim 4, wherein aperforation through which a motor shaft of the motor passes is furtherprovided at the middle of the bottom of the motor base, and the secondannular groove is provided on the outside of the perforation, fourgrooves being provided and evenly distributed on the periphery of thesecond annular groove.
 6. The lawn mower according to claim 1, whereinthe housing assembly comprises a first casing and a second casingassembled with the motor base, and the first casing and the secondcasing are assembled and fixed to each other, the first casing beingprovided with a protruding rib, and the second casing beingcorrespondingly provided with a receiving groove, and the protruding ribbeing received in the receiving groove.
 7. A lawn mower, whichcomprises: a main body, the main body comprising a mounting shellrecessed with a mounting groove; and a power head mounted on the mainbody; wherein the power head comprises a motor assembly received in themounting groove and a housing assembly covering the motor assembly, themotor assembly comprising a motor base assembled with the mounting shelland a motor fixed on the motor base, the bottom of the motor base beingsealed and a side of the motor base being provided with an air outletand a waterproof rib protruding from the air outlet for partialshielding, the installation bottom surface of the housing assemblycorresponding to the air outlet at least partially overlapping thewaterproof rib in an up and down direction; wherein the housing assemblycomprises a first casing and a second casing assembled with the motorbase, and the first casing and the second casing are assembled and fixedto each other, the first casing being provided with a protruding rib,and the second casing being correspondingly provided with a receivinggroove, and the protruding rib being received in the receiving groove,wherein the first casing and the second casing are respectively providedwith an air inlet and an air inlet cavity, the air inlet is inclineddownward and backward, and the air inlet cavity includes a first rampprovided near the air inlet and a second ramp provided far from the airinlet, the first ramp going downhill toward the air inlet and the secondramp going uphill toward the air inlet.
 8. The lawn mower according toclaim 7, wherein the first casing is provided with a firstwater-retaining portion, the second casing is provided with a secondwater-retaining portion, and the first water-retaining portion connectswith the second water-retaining portion.
 9. The lawn mower according toclaim 6, wherein the housing assembly further comprises an upper casingwhich covers the top of the first casing and the second casing and aflip cover which can be turned relative to the upper casing, and a thirdwater-retaining portion is provided at the position of the upper casingconnected with the flip cover.
 10. A power head comprising: a motorassembly; and a housing assembly covering the motor assembly; the motorassembly comprising a motor base and a motor fixed on the motor base,the bottom of the motor base being sealed and a side of the motor basebeing provided with an air outlet and a waterproof rib protruding fromthe air outlet for partial shielding, the installation bottom surface ofthe housing assembly corresponding to the air outlet at least partiallyoverlapping the waterproof rib in an up and down direction; wherein themotor assembly further comprises a fan provided on the top of the motor,an air guide rib is provided at the air outlet, and the air guide rib isdeflected so the airflow direction at the air outlet is consistent withthe rotation direction of the fan, the waterproof rib being formedbetween two adjacent air guide ribs, and a first inclined slopeinclining downward being formed at one side of the waterproof rib, asecond inclined slope inclining upward being formed at the other side ofthe waterproof rib.
 11. The power head according to claim 10, wherein agroove is recessed in the bottom of the motor base, the groove islocated below the motor, and an opening is provided at an end of thegroove near the air outlet.
 12. The power head according to claim 10,wherein the housing assembly comprises a first casing and a secondcasing assembled with the motor base, and the first casing and thesecond casing are assembled and fixed to each other, the first casingbeing provided with a protruding rib, and the second casing beingcorrespondingly provided with a receiving groove, and the protruding ribbeing received in the receiving groove.
 13. The power head according toclaim 12, wherein the first casing and the second casing arerespectively provided with an air inlet and an air inlet cavity, the airinlet is inclined downward and backward, and the air inlet cavityincludes a first ramp provided near the air inlet and a second rampprovided far from the air inlet, the first ramp going downhill towardthe air inlet and the second ramp going uphill toward the air inlet. 14.The power head according to claim 13, wherein the first casing isprovided with a first water-retaining portion, the second casing isprovided with a second water-retaining portion, and the firstwater-retaining portion connects with the second water-retainingportion.
 15. The power head according to claim 14, wherein the housingassembly further comprises an upper casing which covers the top of thefirst casing and the second casing and a flip cover which can be turnedrelative to the upper casing, and a third water-retaining portion isprovided at the position of the upper casing connected with the flipcover.